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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1997
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Johann Hofstetter, Reischach, IT;
Manfred Hofer, Gais, IT;
Assignee:
GKN Viscodrive GmbH, Lohmar, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
475249 ; 475252 ; 475346 ;
Abstract
A differential drive having a drivable differential carrier supported in a drive house. The differential drive includes two axle shaft gears which are coaxially supported in a first bore. A plurality of pairs of differential gears which are eccentrically supported in an axis-parallel way in the differential carrier second and third bores. The longer hub extension opposed to a region of engagement with the associated axle shaft gear is radially fixed. The shorter hub extension adjoining a region of engagement with an associated axle shaft gear is laterally guided in a radial direction.